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unhung

unhung adjective: not (yet) executed by hanging; unhanged.

Adjective

unhung (not comparable)

  1. Not (yet) executed by hanging; unhanged.
    • "You've heard of Linden?" "Linden, the professional medium. Yes, I've been told he is the greatest blackguard unhung." "Ah, well, they usually talk of them like that."1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
  2. Not selected for exhibition.
  3. Cooked without being hung to mature.

Origin of unhung

From un- + hung.

Questions about unhung

What does unhung mean?
Unhung means not (yet) executed by hanging; unhanged.
What part of speech is unhung?
Unhung is an adjective.

Words near unhung in the dictionary

  1. unhumped
  2. unhunch
  3. unhunched
  4. unhunches
  5. unhunching
  6. unhung
  7. unhungover
  8. unhungrily
  9. unhungry
  10. unhuntable
  11. unhunted

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